My book group recently chose Theo of Golden for our monthly read. I had to listen to it on Audible because it wasn’t available through the library. The narrator, David Morse, a fine actor, put on a strange European accent, which bothered me. But the book itself was so annoying. Treacle. I got so tired of Theo telling everybody he met how perfect they were. My husband accused me of being too cynical (he liked the book.) I didn’t finish it.
Recently, I put down a book which I became increasingly convinced had been partially written by AI. Plus, I was never able to finish George Meredith's The Egoist, despite several attempts! Also, I'e had to abandon some of the 'continuator' books by well-known writers who take up the mantle of expired greats.
My book group recently chose Theo of Golden for our monthly read. I had to listen to it on Audible because it wasn’t available through the library. The narrator, David Morse, a fine actor, put on a strange European accent, which bothered me. But the book itself was so annoying. Treacle. I got so tired of Theo telling everybody he met how perfect they were. My husband accused me of being too cynical (he liked the book.) I didn’t finish it.
Recently, I put down a book which I became increasingly convinced had been partially written by AI. Plus, I was never able to finish George Meredith's The Egoist, despite several attempts! Also, I'e had to abandon some of the 'continuator' books by well-known writers who take up the mantle of expired greats.
Hmm, I didn't consider AI as a possibility. That could account for the flatness.
It's getting increasingly difficult to spot.